The Arc de Triomf
Location: Passeig Lluís Companys, 8018 Barcelona
Hours: Special occasions only. eg. 48 Hour Open House
During the 48 hour open house students from the Barcelona Architecture Center visited various buildings that are typically not open to the public. One of those was the Arc de Triomf. The ability to go up the stairs to the top is only open on special occasions and students were eager to climb the stairs and make it to the top!Reporting: Robert Thomson, Undergraduate Roger Williams University Architecture Student

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The Hospital Sant Pau
Location: Carrer de Sant Quintí, 89, 08026 Barcelona
Hours: everyday from 6:oo-11:00pm
During the 48 hour open house students from the Barcelona Architecture Center visited various buildings that are typically not open to the public. Students had an excellent time visiting the Hospital Sant Pua by Lluís Domènech i Montaner. This hospital was truly inspiring to visit with its ornate tile and masonry work. This going to this hospital would surely make recovering from any illnes easier!Reporting: Robert Thomson, Undergraduate Roger Williams University Architecture Student

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Barcelona’s International Improv Festival 2015
Location: Centre Artesà Tradicionàrius, Travessia de Sant Antoni 6, 08012 Barcelona
Dates: Wednesday November 4th to Saturday 7th November 2015
Hours: Doors open at 19:30 and the show runs from 20:00 to 23:00h.
Admission: November 4th and 5th – 8€, November 6th and 7th – 10€, November 4-7 -30€
Europe’s biggest English language improve festival returns for another year of comedy events. 22 visiting teams from 15 countries will perform 4 nightly shows of fun and entertainment.
Web Address: http://www.barcelonaimprovfestival.com/

The Amazing World of M.C Escher
Location: 75 Belford Rd, Edinburgh EH4 3DR, United Kingdom
Hours: 10:00 – 17:00
While visiting the Netherlands our class led by Ivan Blasi took us to the M.C. Escher Museum in the Hague, in the Netherlands. Also going on is the exhibition The Amazing World of M.C. Escher. This Exhibition showcases is some previously seen prints along with some unseen pieces. This exhibit
was particularly interesting to visit in Scotlant because it goes though the processes and steps that are involved in making etchings.Reporting: Robert Thomson, Undergraduate Roger Williams University Architecture Student
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Prague International Jazz Fesival
Address: Národní třída 20, Praha 1 Venue:Reduta Jazz Club
Showing: November 8, 2018 9:30pm
In Prague this Sunday Linwood Lee Taylor form the United States. He will be various types of jazz at the Reduta Jazz Club. He has been inspired by Howlin’ Wolf, Jimi Hendrix, and Muddy Waters, as well as Freddy King,Albert King, and Albert Collins. This is sure to be a cultural experience!Reporting: Robert Thomson, Undergraduate Roger Williams University Architecture Student

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“Cultural Studies and Speculative Realism”
Location: Jagiellonian University. Krakow, Poland
Date: 6-7 November 2015
Hours: 10:00-17:00h
Admission: academics: 200 PLN, PhD students: 100 PLN
The conference will be in two parts: the plenary session and workshop-seminar. The plenary session grouped in thematic panels will take place on the first day covering ideas of speculative realism and object oriented philosophy (OOP). The sessions will be held in Polish and English. The second day will be devoted to the OOP workshop for MA and PhD students. The workshop will be run in English by Prof. Levi R. Bryant.
Web Address: http://www.wzks.uj.edu.pl/en/wydarzenia/-/journal_content/56_INSTANCE_GAk5/41653/98096771Reporting: Aaron Rosas, Texas A&M University Undergraduate Arch. student

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Renegade Craft Fair
Location: Old Truman Brewery , Brick Lane. London, UK
Date: Saturday November 7 2015 – Sunday November 8 2015
Hours: 11:00am
Admission: FREE
Designers and makers bundle into the Old Truman Brewery offering up their wares which range from stationery and jewellery to toys, illustrated prints and super trendy cacti-filled pots and hanging baskets. DIY workshops, installations and activities take place so you can really make a day of it.
Web Address: http://www.renegadecraft.com/londonReporting: Aaron Rosas, Texas A&M University Undergraduate Arch. student

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BAC SEMINARS NEWS:

Seminar visit to iGuzzini HQAs a studio and as a final class with Mercé Berengué, we were able to have a walkthrough of MIAS Architects’ iGuzzini Illuminazione HQ Barcelona and experience the pros and cons of such a radical building. A let down of the tour was the cancellation of attendance by the principal architect of MIAS Architects but that allowed us to pose questions that had no end and begin an attempt to read the architects purpose for the design. Arguments were brought up on what were ideas that were not achieved successfully and vice versa. Good architecture is a substance that can provoke argument and feeling and in iGuzzini HQ that is exactly what is done. And a great thank you to Mercé for taking us on these great site visits that stimulate an important part of architecture and its experience.Reporting: Aaron Rosas, Texas A&M University Undergraduate Arch. student

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In Design Communication with Pia Wortham, we discussed towers and hotels, specifically HOTEL ME by DOMINIQUE PERRAULT. To begin to understand how tower structures worked, we were introduced with fundamental physics ideas and equations that are used in order to make a tower structure stable and safe while still working with forces around. It wasn’t until the completing of the final quiz that we will no longer be having PIA as a lecturer since it was the last class of the semester. It is agreed that she is one of the best lecturers we have ever had and an all-around awesome person to learn from. Thanks Pia!Reporting: Aaron Rosas, Texas A&M University Undergraduate Arch. student

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BAC STUDIO NEWS:

Studio Update
One of the last desk critiques before the Second Phase review prior to Final Review continues in order to get the work needed done to have as many competitive projects as possible. Students present progress throughout the week and absorb and apply feedback given by the professors. Many sleepless nights are ahead and that’s part of all the fun of architecture.
Reporting: Aaron Rosas, Texas A&M University Undergraduate Arch. student